ABSTRACT

A personal representative may be removed from office by the revocation of his grant. Revocation may be dealt with as non-contentious business where the application is made by or with the consent of the person whose grant is to be revoked. In such cases, the revocation order may be made by a registrar of the Family Division under r 41 of the Non-Contentious Probate Rules. Even where the person whose grant is being revoked has not consented, the registrar may in exceptional circumstances make a revocation order, either on his own initiative or on the application of some other party provided the person whose grant is being revoked does not object. Where the revocation is contested by the person whose grant is to be revoked it will be dealt with as contentious business and a revocation action must be commenced in the Chancery Division (or the county court where the value of the estate is below £30,000).